2015-06-03T04:00:00ZIntroduced in House2015-07-10T20:46:41ZIntroduced in HouseSeniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, Internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting seniors.

Requires the FTC, through such office, to: (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints either to the FTC's national toll-free telephone number or to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network, where complaints become immediately available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, state attorneys general, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies; (2) provide, in response to a specific request about a particular entity or individual, publicly available information regarding the FTC's enforcement action; and (3) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting seniors.

Directs the FTC to establish procedures through such office to: (1) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have been a victim of such fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network and to make such complaints immediately available to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities; and (2) provide individuals with information on such fraud as well as the most common schemes.

]]>002015-06-032015-06-03Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.2016-11-15Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 20151141490SCRSIdentical bill1141.0.0Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.2015-06-05House2633CommerceAdvisory bodiesAgingBusiness ethicsConsumer affairsCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesMarketing and advertisingCommerce2018-02-02T17:43:39Zhsif17Referred to2015-06-05T14:50:12ZCommerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommitteehsif00Referred to2015-06-03T14:00:20ZHouseEnergy and Commerce CommitteeStanding42015-06-05hsif17Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.Committee2015-06-03Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions2hsif00Energy and Commerce CommitteeIntroReferralH111002015-06-03Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress9IntroReferralIntro-H2015-06-03Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress9IntroReferral10001111[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 2633.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H3878]]]>Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015Short Titles as IntroducedTo establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedSeniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015Display TitleHRTheodoreFLD00061078911976E.Deutch21DRep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]D000610Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015B001260BuchananFLTrueVernRep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]2015-06-03R16B00126018407885W000800WelchVTTruePeterRep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]2015-06-03D0W00080082041879K000382KusterNHFalseAnnRep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]2015-07-13DM.2K0003822145C001090CartwrightPAFalseMattRep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]2015-10-01D17C0010902159R000053RANGELNYFalseCHARLESRep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]2016-01-13DB.138076R000053944G000551GrijalvaAZFalseRaulRep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]2016-02-08DM.31708G0005517804B001296BoylePAFalseBrendanRep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]2016-02-23DF.132267B001296S001193SwalwellCAFalseEricRep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]2016-04-19D152104S001193C001072CarsonINFalseAndreRep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]2016-04-27D71889C0010727946M001160MooreWIFalseGwenRep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]2016-06-13D4M001160821718112015-06-04T09:35:06Ztext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.